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| Somalia's al-Shabab 'to kill' French hostage Denis Allex | Somalia's al-Shabab 'to kill' French hostage Denis Allex |
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| Al-Shabab militants in Somalia say they will kill French intelligence agent Denis Allex, who France said had already died during a failed rescue. | Al-Shabab militants in Somalia say they will kill French intelligence agent Denis Allex, who France said had already died during a failed rescue. |
| They said France bore responsibility for his death, as well as for two French commandos killed during Friday night's raid in the town of Bulo Marer. | |
| French officials said on Saturday they believed Mr Allex had been killed by his captors during the operation, but al-Shabab said he had not been there. | French officials said on Saturday they believed Mr Allex had been killed by his captors during the operation, but al-Shabab said he had not been there. |
| No proof of death has been made public. | No proof of death has been made public. |
| Al-Shabab has posted an image of a dead commando, but not of Mr Allex, the codename of the hostage who has been held for more than three years. | |
| In a Twitter statement, al-Shabab said: "With the rescue attempt, France has voluntarily signed Allex's death warrant." | |
| The French chief of defence staff told French radio that he believed Mr Allex was already dead and accused al-Shabab of "media manipulation". | |
| France says 17 militants were killed in Friday's raid by French commandos. Somali witnesses say several civilians also died in the fighting. | |
| The French Defence Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, said France had acted because of what he called al-Shabab's "unreasonable demands". |